Moises Caicedo tackle labelled 'disgusting' as Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch stretchered off
Jamie Redknapp believes Moises Caicedo's tackle on Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was 'disgusting'.
Caicedo avoided action from referee Chris Kavanagh and the Video Assistant Referee in Stockley Park after a late lunge on the Holland international, during Sunday's Carabao Cup final. As Liverpool looked to break forward, Gravenberch hooked the ball on but was caught on his ankle.
The incident was deemed reckless by the former Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder rather than serious foul play. Caicedo's challenge left the 21-year-old in some discomfort, ending his involvement in the showpiece as he was stretchered off.
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Gravenberch joins the growing list of injuries at Anfield with Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic among the midfield casualties. Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah didn't pass their respective fitness tests for the trip to Wembley which handed places in the squad for Jayden Danns, Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyoni.
With the angle slowed down, showing Gravenberch's ankle to roll, Redknapp described the tackle as "disgusting".
"It's not a great challenge, it's extremely clumsy," he said. "It's worse when a player's foot is planted and you can see, that then Caicedo puts his foot in, it looks disgusting when you look at it like that, you can see why he's gone off.
"Caicedo isn't looking, he's following where the ball is going. It's definitely a yellow card, when his foots planted and you get out the way, normally you're fine but as you can see the impact makes him roll over.
"You can see why
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